They've assured us that we're not gonna get wet, but then they gave us this to wear.
So I feel like we're gonna get wet.
I have never ridden on a boat like this before. Looks like it goes really fast
We are on a boat. We're straddling the seat like a pony.
I guess that's so we don't fall into the water
Kowai (I'm scared)
Apparently lots of bears and deer come to drink out of the water from this spot right here.
I thought we couldn't see any
I've got a new hairstyle, but that was freaking awesome.
Ride this boat that was so much fun. It was so exciting.
I'm just arriving at tonight's hotel.
It's so nice.
Oh my God. I'm so excited to stay in here.
It has the amazing smell of the tatami mats. I love that.
A leg massager. Yes.
Oh my God, I love it.
Great, I'm gonna change into my ryokan (traditional Japanese hotel) wear and grab some dinner downstairs.
Alrighty! They even give you a selection of what color of slippers you want to wear. I'm gonna go with red.
Beautiful.
This hotel is so amazing. They have this little fire area here.
So the restaurant is apple themed. It's adorable.
I love this.
The buffet is gorgeous. They have a really nice selection of vegan foods as well
and everything's really clearly labeled, so you know what's included in the ingredients.
It's 9 p.m., and we're gonna take a shuttle bus out to the forest for this outdoor bath.
It looks amazing. It's gonna be quite dark when we get there, so I don't know how much I can show you guys,
but hopefully there'll be some light.
We were given a pair of shorts and a little dress to wear in the water
because right now is kon-yoku (mixed bathing) time
So there's men here as well, so they asked that we wear this clothing
But there are mixed spots where you don't have to wear clothes too.
Look at how nice this bath is. It's pretty dark out here, but they have some lights
to light up the place. It's so peaceful.
It was raining and earlier, and it was just perfect,
because the rain kind of cools you down while you're in the bath.
Good morning guys, welcome to day three. I just had a really amazing breakfast down at that restaurant.
They had soy meat but looked like gyudon, beef bowl.
So I just put it on top of rice and had that for breakfast.
I was not expecting that and I just checked out and gave them my key, and they gave me this.
It's a scented leaf.
So today, we're going first to a sake brewery for tour.
Bye. ("Have a nice tour." on the green banner)
We just started our tour and we're seeing the
storage building.
I'm where they're storing fresh sake. I can smell it.
Here it smells like amazake (sweet fermented sake). It smells really good.
The second floor of the brewery is set up like a little museum
where you can find lots of antiques sake-related items.
So the more of the rice they remove, the better sake tastes. It tastes a lot different.
Time to head to the station to catch our Shinkansen to Hokkaido.
But Hokkaido is an island. How do you get there by train?
The Shinkansen actually goes underwater. It's a one-hour ride quite quick actually.
Welcome to Hokkaido.
So we just made it to the top of a mountain here in Hakodate. The Sun just set
and this is the view from the top of the mountain.
It's gorgeous. I love how you can see the outline of the coast
and you can just picture the map of Japan.
You can see like the exact outline. It's so cool. It was a really pretty sunset today, too.
We're back in the hotel now. We just got back from a dinner party. It was pretty crazy.
I took a little bit of video.
So I'll show you that here.
So after eating a really delicious buffet of local foods from around Hokkaido,
we were given a presentation to learn a little bit about some of the famous spots around town,
and then they did this amazing mochi pounding performance.
Check this out. It's so cool.
So we had a pretty awesome night. We are gonna go to sleep now. Tomorrow is our last day.
We're gonna spend it in Hokkaido here. We're gonna go to the morning market,
and then we're gonna go to a park, I think later on. So look forward to that. We'll see you tomorrow.
Okay, good morning from Hokkaido. It's raining a little bit today, but it's not bad.
We had like a pretty heavy downpour the other day, so this little bit of rain isn't bad at all.
Basically there's lots of seafood for sale.
Melons. Melons are very famous in Hokkaido. Lots of dairy products. Hokkaido's dairy is also famous.
You'll see lots of ice cream
and that's what it is. It just lots of fresh food, so you guys can buy here.
It's raining today unfortunately,
but
there's lots to see and there are some indoor shops as well if you don't want to be outside in the rain.
We're in a really beautiful area of Hakodate right now.
It looks like the name of this area is Motomachi Koen (Park) and behind me,
get the view,
the coastline there.
I came up here to show you guys, this building actually.
Hakodate was actually one of the first ports to open up for international trade in 1800s
and because of this Western culture was introduced into the area,
you can see lots of western-style buildings around.
Many of the buildings in this area of Hakodate are quite old.
They have these really nice stone streets.
Actually the streets here are known as some of the most beautiful streets in Japan
and you'll be able to see them in lots of commercials, dramas and movies.
All that exploring made us quite hungry,
so that we headed to Sara-no-tsuki Restaurant in Hakodate for some fresh steamed veggies.
Look what they prepared for us.
These look so good. It's a steam nabe. It's steaming.
You don't put the vegetables in the broth. You steam them on top.
Little bamboo rock, that's so cool. Inside this one, they're cooking some rice and vegetables.
If you leave it inside for long enough you'll get a nice,
crispy golden bottom to the rice. That's the best part.
That lunch was delicious.
It was so filling. We shared one of those
big steaming plate of vegetables between two people.
I think it would have easily fed three, possibly four.
So full now. We're taking the bus to a location an hour away. It's a very beautiful park.
I just saw pictures of it. Can't wait to get there. Hokkaido is so beautiful.
This is the view from the bus of the mountains there. And the ocean is over on this side.
Onuma Quasi-National Park is located just 20 kilometers north of Hakodate
and can be easily accessed by train.
This park is known for its beautiful lakes
and the absolutely gorgeous dormant volcano in the background.
Walking trails let you explore the island throughout the park which are connected by small bridges.
In the warmer months you can join a sightseeing boat tour for just over a thousand yen.
If you're looking to try some interesting ice-cream flavors,
Onuma Park certainly doesn't have a shortage of those.
I really hope you guys enjoyed this four-day tour through northern Japan.
And I hope it gave you some ideas for when you're traveling to Japan, please come up to the north.
It's absolutely gorgeous. The people here are so friendly.
They're so happy to see people up here visiting their area.
Please give this video a thumbs up if you enjoyed it, and I will see you soon. Bye.